Kiyoshi Sasabe
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 8, 1958
- Died
- March 31, 2020 (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Biography
Kiyoshi Sasabe (佐々部清) (January 8, 1958 – March 31, 2020) was a Japanese film director. Born in Shimonoseki, Sasabe graduated from Meiji University before attending the Yokohama Hōsō Eiga Senmon Gakuin (now the Japan Academy of Moving Images). He worked as an assistant director to Yōichi Sai, Seiji Izumi, and Yasuo Furuhata before debuting as a director in 2002 with Hi wa mata noboru. He received the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for Chirusoku no natsu in 2003. His Half a Confession won the best picture award at the 28th Japan Academy Prize. He also directed TV movies.
Known For
Filmography
Love and the Grand Tug-of-war
Movie · Director
Dream Stage
Movie · Director
This Old Road -KONOMICHI-
Movie · Director
Honjitsu wa, Ohigara mo Yoku
TV · Director · 4 eps
The Sowing Traveller 3
Movie · Director
Yaeko's Hum
Movie · Director
Gunjōiro no, tōrimichi
Movie · Director
Tokyo Refugees
Movie · Director
Three Sisters
Movie · Director
波の塔
Movie · Director
Traces
TV · Director · 4 eps
The Legacy of the Sun
Movie · Director
My SO Has Got Depression
Movie · Director
Kekkon shiyou yo
Movie · Director
Dear My Cosmo
Movie · Director
Yunagi City, Sakura Country
Movie · Director
Sea Without Exit
Movie · Director
Miracle in Four Days
Movie · Director
Curtain Call
Movie · Director
The Stars Converge
Movie · Director
Half a Confession
Movie · Director
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Movie · Director
The Firefly
Movie · Assistant Director
Railroad Man
Movie · Assistant Director
No More Comics!
Movie · Assistant Director